Ezekiel 28:12
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.”Ezekiel 28:12
What Does Ezekiel 28:12 Mean?
Ezekiel 28:12 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 28, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 28:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ezekiel 19:1“Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,”Isaiah 14:13“For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:”Ezekiel 28:15“Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.”Zechariah 9:2“And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.”Ezekiel 26:17“And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!”Ezekiel 27:2“Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;”Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:”Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.”Matthew 11:23“And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.”2 Corinthians 1:22“Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”Colossians 1:9“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”Colossians 2:3“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”James 3:13“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”2 Chronicles 35:25“And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.”Proverbs 21:30“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”Isaiah 10:13“For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:”Isaiah 14:4“That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!”Isaiah 23:8“Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?”Isaiah 47:7“And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.”Jeremiah 7:29“Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath.”
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